4th Grade Curriculum Choices 2023-24

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I am genuinely excited about this year with my nine-year-old. We are moving into fourth grade and looking forward to a great year. He struggled early on with learning to read but turned a corner last year with his reading, which will make this school year much easier.

Reading:

We are starting where we left off in May with All About Reading Level 3, we should finish that before Christmas, and then we will roll straight into All About Reading Level 4. Since things have finally come together for him, he is moving faster and can get through more lessons each week.

He will also be reading some novels with me and doing some book clubs throughout the year for literature.

Spelling

We have been working on All About Spelling, and he will continue to work his way through that. There will be even more focus on that this year now that his reading is more comfortable. We found All About Spelling years ago when my oldest was a struggling speller, and it has been our family favorite ever since.

Writing

For writing, we will be using scripture copywork and nature journaling for practice. He will also be doing First Language Lessons to work on some grammar. Finally, I will sporadically begin working on different prompts, starting with themed paragraphs and working our way up. Due to his reading struggles, writing has not been a considerable focus in years past, so we are looking to expand on those skills this year.

Math

He will be continuing with Math for a Living Education this year. We both love the format; it worked very well for him. There is generally enough practice for him without it being too much busy work. If there are concepts where he struggles, we can add in some extra practice.

I also have a couple of math games, Robbin’ Eggs and Math Sprint, to use with him just to keep working on those skills in a fun way.

Science:

We have been working our way through the Apologia Elementary series, and he chose to do Apologia Land Animals this year. We are excited about doing it with his younger brother (kindergarten) and all of the fun field trips we can add in. We are planning a trip to the zoo and hoping to make it to a couple of other science museums/ animal sanctuaries that are close enough to visit.

We have a big trip coming up in the spring that will bring us to a variety of national parks, and I know many of them will also have displays and activities to help with our studies.

I shared last year how we did Apologia Swimming Creatures, and I will share a post in a couple of weeks with similar resources for Land Animals.

History:

We are generally a Story of the World family for history, but we wanted to cover American History before our trip this year. So we are planning to use the new Tuttle Twins American History Volume One book. I have the book and the audio version to make it easier for both boys, especially once the new baby arrives.

We may also use Volume Two, depending on how fast we get through Volume One. Our whole family is very interested in history, so we sometimes get through more than would otherwise be expected.

Art/Music

This son is the one I refer to as my little artist. He loves to draw, paint, and create. We will continue to use our membership with You Are An Artist chalk pastels for his online art lessons and provide him with lots of time and materials to be creative.

We also like to include books and information about famous artists to help him expand his understanding of art.

For music, he is taking violin lessons with Practice Monkeys. He was taking them last year and then decided to take a break over the summer. However, he asked last week to start again and seems to have a renewed zeal for them.

Morning Time:

Morning time is my favorite part of our school day. We do our daily family devotions, watch World Watch for current events, do fine arts studies, and read alouds of poetry and Tuttle Twins books. I will share an entire post with more details next week, but it is an excellent time of learning and growing together as a family.

Overall, I am very excited about this year with my fourth grader and looking forward to the maturity and progress I see in him.

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